Pelicans Poised to Overcome Kings, Despite Absences

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00:00These are tough matchups. Specifically, I find every Miami Heat game to be a difficult

00:07handicap to begin with. And both these teams are in similar situations in the sense that

00:14Jimmy Butler's been out a lot over the years and Zion's been out a lot over the years.

00:19So both teams are used to playing without these guys in their lineup, which is something

00:23that should be noted. But I think the Pelicans can absorb it better tonight. The Bulls really

00:30have nothing to lose. They're going to bomb threes. If the shots fall, the Miami Heat

00:34are going to be in trouble. I respect Eric Spalster. He's a great coach. But I do lean

00:39with the Bulls here to actually beat the Miami Heat tonight. I think the Bulls have some

00:44confidence. I think the Bulls are better to people give them credit for, actually. Caruso

00:49says he's good to go. I think that's a big difference for them as well. So I lean with

00:54the Bulls. I don't love it as much as I like the Pelicans tonight. Sacramento were a good

01:00home team, number one. Golden State were on the ropes, right? Golden State were an aging

01:06fighter. Golden State were like Muhammad Ali against Trevor Burbick or something like that

01:12later in his career. And Sacramento, even though they were a little bit shorthanded

01:17depth-wise, they were just too much for Golden State. Not to mention, they know Golden State

01:22well, right? They've got a rivalry with them. They played them a million times. They don't

01:26match up well with the Pelicans for whatever reason. The Pelicans own them, right? The

01:30Pelicans always beat them. And Zion's been out a lot, guys, over the last couple of years.

01:36And if you want to get into the plus-minus and the net rating and all this, they're

01:40actually better when he's not on the court. Even though he scored 40 points the other

01:44night, I get it. And I like Zion. I'm not an anti-Zion guy, but I like Zion Williamson.

01:49But with that being stated, they can play without him. And it just means more shots

01:54for Ingram and for McCollum. They're going to have to hit these shots, but I think they

01:58will. So give me the Bulls and the Pelicans tonight.